The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
GENERAL TRADE.
BREADsTUFFS.

C0RNMEALEStandard, 81 Is; pearl, 1928
sSS ;rO Ter, 81 45, steady. ,sn0o. .,..,
from levee or depot, Sl3 5O@14; prime, from
store, 70@75c; car load from levee or depOt,
sl3 prairie, from store, Soc; car load from
levee or depot, sos so.
BRANDON store, 81; from levee or
5oRN-From store, white. $50; mixed,
SOC; from levee o. depot, white, in bulk ,4sHc /;
in sacss. sic; IN xed, in bulk, 46hc; in
OATS-From storr, white. 4Oc; mixed. SSc ;
sacks, Tl9c; mixed, IN bulk, $3.50; in
FLoUR- From store, common, s. Is;
family. 1915; choice. 81; fancy, "a Is; extra
fancy, 81 3d. patents, S5d5 Is
BEANS-Navy, 81 Ss@2 medium, 81 rs.
OATMEAL-ln halt barrels, s2@3 Is from
era, KED wHEAT-In half barrels, 81 q
l'I a6oSsiISSYi AND GRITs-FrOm store, $50
CnACKERS-Soda,e extra, 4c; soda, treble
extra, 40; extra, &c; ginger snaps, extra,
Sc; assorted jumbles, lGc 49,
RlCE-Lou'siana, 4@51%c; Carolina, $40
SIC.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, May 13.-wheat
lower; No. 2 red cash, 7lc b d, 7Sc ask, ;
June. Tic bid, 74c asked; July, 73hc, Torn
lower; No. cash, Si%, bid; 357Se asked ;
May, %9ss; JHse SoS SisS bid Sd, S2aca asked
ST. LOUIS, MO-, May 10 Flour, demand
lieht, values steady. Wheat-,earIy market
advanced &c, but rain caused free selling
and q decl ne OF 10 to 80 resulted. but re
action made advance a, d the close was 1sc to
~ below yesterd y; No, 2,ed, erb, $50
81 bid; July, $500 5lsSc, closing at Sl9sc
August, 500. closing at Sl4c; September,
S2@S254c, closing ut S2ssc biz; Corn, lower
ard dull; cash, SIC: June, 839c; July, S1Y
a. a. closing 1s at S79sc' 0at' 2 Lover ana
July, 251ac b d; ugust and year. 2419c bid.
Kye-noIe offar.d, nomin lly at SEE Bar
ley-nO demand. Hay strong, but prices
unchanged; prairie. S9S,l %; timothy,
81 5Dd14. Bran quiet aud unchanged at
76c. Cornmeal active and strong at 81 10 9
2 Is. Rece pts--Flour, 1900 brls; wheat,
1900 bu; corn, II 900 bu; oats, 900 bu;
rye, none; barley, 1850 bu. shipments
Flour, 5000 brls; wheat 1000 blu; corn, TO-
0OO bu; oats. 1900 bu; rye, none; barley,
Afternoon Board. - What easier; July,
8lA@slaS,; August, Sl@SlHc;. September,
82A@S2hc. Iorn-nothing done. Oats,
dead dull.
CHICAGO, May % The wheat market
opened higher; June, 86hc The early squirt
WIS caused by sJme show buying by the
clique houses. but their pu chases were o. a
sma scale, and the crowd retdEing this the
mark ct quickly assumed quiet character.
AS the session advanced IT became apparent
that the cl que ha a job on its hands If tex
Iected to keep the price of June wheat above
Sic, the crowd being very belrish. Outside
m ar kets were very weak, aud the crowd kept
plugging the clique brokers with wheat for
long time The latter took all OF the large
lots that came on the marke', but generally
ignored the small lots, For the two hours
following the first hour of the session the
price for June was invariably between S6J
and $50 GSJ1zc, except in one instance when
il IN omentarily sold down to 85Isg86c, this
latter figure representing the aiding OF some
over enth siastic bears. There were nc, new
features in wheat on The afternoon b ard I'M
Ill NOR the close of the session, when con.
certed buying from all parts Of this pit by the
Clique ana the sellers Of the morning sent
June up to Sehc the highest point of no
dy Corn opened quiet but firm at S93sc for
June, but later in the day, owing TO heavy
selling for both the June and July options,
p ices sagged of very materially from the
open NJ figures; June sold down to 39G39Ac
and July to 1870. Prices were little better
later gu, and June clio cd 1t 3g3Sc and July
at 4lSc. CAL Quotations were as follows:
Floar-De mand improved, sales larger,
market steady; prices firm. No. 2 spring
7 H No. 3 Ssd. s5,Ic; No. Z corn, $50
NO 2 barley, SIC; No. Fax se.d,
81 0919; prime. timothy seed, 81 72gl 49,
The / AIDING futures ranged as follows;
Wheat, No. 2-May opened at $50. highest
S5Hc, lowest s45sc. closing at S5sSr; June
opened at 86Ac, highest s611c. lowest S51S',
closing at S6hc; July opened at S514c, hte b.
est s51Sc, lowest Si34c, closing It 85c; Au-
gust opened at 1920, highest SSZsc, lowest
83Hc, closine At 6354c. Corn, No 2-May
opened AZ $3.50. hi khest 1890, lowest !8Sc,
closing at 3Shc; June opened at 1924, high
est 1920, lowest SOC, closing at 391sc; July
opened at 4lhc, h CHEST 4l11c, lowest 40lsc,
closing at 4l1sc; August opened at 42Hc,
hishest 421ac, lowest 4!1ko, closing 1t 42ho.
Oats, No. 2-May open ed at 26hc, highest
2 &c, lowest 2614c, closing at 26Ac; June
opened at 271o, highest 271ao, lowest 214c,
closing at 27ssc; July opened at 28Hc, high
gust opened 6t $50. highest 2614c, lowest
265Sc, closing at 26tzc. keceiI ts-Flour, 49,
zoo brls wheat, $500 bu; corn, 1900 bu;
oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 0 bu; barley, 1900
bu. Shipments Flour, rs, 600 bills; WHEAT,
~, COO bu; cSrp, 1877 900 bu; oats, A, COZ bu;
rye, 1910 bu; barley, 5000 bu.